MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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